CVE-2014-2706: linux linux_kernel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-2706 is a high (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 4.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4Timeline
- 14-04-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Race condition in the mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via network traffic that improperly interacts with the WLAN_STA_PS_STA state (aka power-save mode), related to sta_info.c and tx.c.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.02 pp
From 4.35% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundLinux
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu10 products
- linux< 3.13.0-20.42 | < 4.2.0-16.19
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10
- linux-gke< 4.4.0-1003.3
- linux-hwe< 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1
- linux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
Suse3 products
Debian1 product
- linux< 3.13.7-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 3.2.56 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.84 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.10.34 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.15 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.13.7
Oracle1 product
- linuxEOL6 | 7
5 vendors · 16 products
References
23 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7X Refsource CONFIRMMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Show all 23 references
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613baX Refsource CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/…REPORT
